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FRANK E. KENNEDY, 0F NEV HAV'EN, CONNECTICUT. ASSGNR TO TEE RECORDINGREGISTER & FARE BOX COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,A CORPORATIONFARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 191'?.

Application filed April 2l, 1913. Serial No. 762,506.

' To all whom t may concern.'

tain new and ueeiul Improvements in Fare- Boxes, of which the following'is; a fipiafilication. reference being had therein to the accompanyiiigdrawing.

This invention relates to Ytare boxes ot that clans having means tocompute and register the total value of coins of cliiliercntflein'anii'iationeI deposited therein. and in the nature ot animprovement upon the tare box Shown and ileeeribeil in an application'toi' patent iiletl February 7th, 191,2. b v fiainuel P. Huntington.Ser. No. (575.967 anil assigned to The Recording Register ainl Fare BoxCompany.

The object ot the invention is to provide a fare boX ot thin` classwhich will be simple in construction and positive in operatioin whichwill handle the coins rapidlyT when operated at a relatiif'elj.'Y lowspeed and which will r ist/er with absolute accuracy7 the total val ofthe coins handled when actuated at a ver)7 high speed. To this end it isa 'further object or" the invention to provide ar movable member having'coin-lifting` devices, each oit which wili litta coin of anj,v of theseveral denominations which the machine is (le signed to handle. and topositivelyv prevent each lifting" (levice 'troni pifeeiaiting` niort`than one roiii at a time iii registering; posi' tion; :unl 'further5 toso coi'istiuci aiu'l ai range the Sei'eral parts o'lt the machine thatthe coins will not become jamiiieil or binfl iii such a` manner as tointerfere with the proper operation oiI the mechanism. lt also an objecto'l.l the invention to provide a ilevice which will be ililiereiitialliyoperated by the coins, as the)y are moved b v 'the coin moving; devices,to canse the counting mechanissii to be actuated in accordance with thilvalue of each coin.

in the. accoiiipaiijving' drawings., Figure l is a troni'.elevation ot alare box eiiiboo' niv invention. with the casino' anl a p otthe hopperi'eiiioi'eil: Fig. is a rear elevation ot a portion oi.1 euch aboxrlfigg. il ,iS al top. plan Vview ot the naine; Fig'. lis a Sectionalvievi'.y taken on the line :fi .if ot Fing. l and looking in thedirection ot the arrows: Fig. 5 is a top7 plan view with the countingmechanism removed; and Figs. 6, T aatl 8 are detail views showing theeucce-Seive insitioiis of the 7wiper arm.

ln these drawings have illustratedA one embodiment ot ii'iev inventionainl have Shown the salue as coiiiprising a baee l on which are mountedauitab'e iframe members 2 which carry the eupereti'ucture or operati vcparts ot the device and which also 'torni guitlewzrvs tor the mene)y boxor (lrawer El in which the coins are lepoaite l` a tter thej,T have beenregistered. lt will be iintlerstooiil that the whole iiiechaniemillustrated in thee-e drawings is to be iiicloseti in a suitable cabinetor casing anil that this4 caeing will coinprise an inspection chamber ortcrtuoiie paeeage with tra Sparent walls through which the coin mustpase on its waiv to the hopper and within which it mayr be retartieil toperniit of inspection. Such devices are well. known in this art andiorin no part ot the present invention. Mounted upon the vtrame members2 is a hopper having an outwartllj-f Vliared crwarzl portion 5 :intl piofitletl with a movable member haring clevices tor moving the coins fromthe hopper. The hopper, cf con Se, ma;7 be of any Suitable character andthi@- movable menilier may be ot any hind which will ope 'ateSatisfactorily to move the coins from the hopper to registeringposition. ln the present instance this iiioiable member comprises arotarjif iii.- clincnl (liek (3 rotatable about the aXisi ot' a Stuil Twhich ie mounted in a transverse traine member S. The glieli is notiiiounteil (lirccil'v upa-n the Stihl T but iS rigidly cui'eii to thebevel gear fl which is Iiouriialeil on the etufl :nul meshes with aberel pinion .l0 on vcrtiflfal shaft ll. which shaft also has aecurei'lthc-reto a hevel `:Ai/'ear lf2 ii'ieshingr with a here]l pinion i3 oii aShaft lfl which exteinle beyond the i' iar ot the machine and bevond thecabinet and, in the present instance is provitleil with b:inci'ieratin-g han- Clle or cranl l5. the (liek or other movable membermay be actuated iii` :inv Suitable n'ianiierr, either bv haurl or bymenne oi any suitable eperatiiig (leviceg. Preierablj.'Y the connectionbetween the operating (lericc or handle l5 and the gearing is a yieldingone which will permit the handle to viehl iii case arriy uiiufiualrcsistance should be liereil to the movement of any ot the parte andwill thus Vprevent the l't willl be uiifleretooil that.

breakage of these parts. As here shown the handle has a huh 16 in whichis mounted a spring-pressed pin l?, the inner' end of which restsnormally in a rec 1.8 in a disk f5;- rigidly secured to the shaft lonwhich the hub is loosely mounted. 'if he tension oi'= the spring is suchthat it will hold the pin normally in the recess and the disk andseveral operating parts to rotate with the handle, but shouldextraerdinary resistance be offered to the rotation of the shaft, thepin will slip out oit' the recess and ride over the surface oi' thedisk, thus permitting the handle to continue its rotation without injuryto the mecl'ianism.

l also prefer to 1 nfovide the hopper near the lower portion thereolwith a part which will yield to prevent the coins ironi becoming wedgedbetween the disk and the outer wall oi the hopper' when they pile oneupon the other. i ln the present form off the device this yielding partis shown as a plate or resilient metal 5L secured to the inner surfaceof the outwardly flared wall 5 olf the hop per, having its outer ed @espaced away troni the adiacent wall oit said hopper and arranged closeto the lower portion oit the disk. any piling up or wcdging' oit thecoins between the disk and this vieldi e member will cause the latter toyield suliiciently to permit the coins to pass, thus destroying thewedging action and preventing' any interference with the rotation ot'the disk.

The movable member, which, in the present instance, is the inclineddish, has suitable devices tor ei'igaging and lifting the coins from thehopper. Preferably, these devices are in the torni of pockets or receses and, in the present construction, each pocket is -formed by two lugs2O and 2l. projecting' from the 'face of the disk and arranged in suchrelation to each other and to the side wall or 'flange 22 ot the hopperas to torin a pocket or seat which will receive and retain a single coinoit any one ot the denominations which the device is adapted to handle.There are, in the present arrangement, six oi these devices or pocketsupon the disk and as they pass through the lower portion oi the hoiiperthey will engage the coins which, owing to the shape of the hopper 'andthe position oi the dish, will lie i'lat against the disk, and move thecoins upward out oi' the hopper. rlllhe inside lug 2l is of a height nogreater than. the'thickness ot the thinnest coin to be handled.Consequently, as the pocket passes the plane ot the axis ot the diskairvsurplns coin or (foins which may have been carried upward with thecoin which is properly seated in the pocket will tall by `gravity, aswill also any coin or coins, which, lying' lat against the disk, may bemoved up ahead of the coin which is in the pocket. l preter, however, toprovide means for posianimee tively removing` these surplus coins shouldthey become stuck either 'to the coin which is in the pocket or to thedsk itselli. l have, therefore, mounted near the side ot the disk andabove the hm'izontal plane ot the axis thereof a suitable wiper which isin the form of a bent arm pivoted on a stud 2drand having' its inner endarranged to eX- tend across the path oi the pockets or littinn' deviceson the disk. rhis arm has a tapered nose and the movement of the arm isso timed that this tapered nose will cross the path of the coin lifting'devices im nediately in the rear of each device as it passes the pointat which the arm is located. 'The inner tace o'l" the arm is so arrangedthat when it extends across the path ei" the oin liftingdevices it willlie close to the tace ot' the disk, and tin-ther, the edge oit the armis so shaped that it will extend at an angle to the path ot the coinlifting devices. Thus, any coin or coins which may be stuck to or piledup on the disk in advance oi the littinp; device or pocket will engagethe disk continiies to rotate, will be displaced laterally and preventedfrom appreaching' the registering' point. The movement of the arm whichis preferably imparted thereto by a cam, is so timed that the arm willmore inward quickly immediately in the rear of the lifting' device, willthen ren main stationary for an interval and then be slowly withdrawn intime to clear the path for the passage oit a coin which is properlyseated in the pocket. To displace any coin wl' ich may adhere to thecoin in the pocket, which would not be engaged by the edge oi' the arm,l' prefer to provide the wiper' with a part which will move across thecoin pocket and while not disturbing the coin which is properly seatedin the pocket will engage and displace any coin which. may adherethereto. For this purpose the inner end ot the arm is provided with anexteiision which projects beyond the tapered nose Q3" and has that taceadjacent to the disk cut away so that a single coin may pass beneath thesame. The arrangement of this projecting' end oit the arm or wiper issuch that upon the inward movement of the wiper the projection will passacross tlc coin seat and remove the surplus coin or coins. Trofei-ably,this projecting' end ot the arm or wiper is provided with a spring'-pressed plunger 28 which in its normal oosition is spaced a shortdistance trom the 'Face of the disk and has its nose rounded or beveledso that it will easily ride over a single coin but will displace asurplus coin. 'the arm or wiper is positively moved through a suitableconnection with the operating means for the mechanism. its here shownthe arm or wiper 23 has a rearwardly projectingpin 25 which engages aslotted the edge of the arm or wiper, and, as e linger il carried by aslide plate 27 having horizontal rccipriicatory movement which isimparted thereto in a manner which will be hereinafter described andwhich serves to move the wiper about its axis. Not only do the coinsadhere to and pile up on the disk along the path of the coin liftingdevices, but when there is a large number ot coins in the hopper andparticularly if the coins happen to be a triie sticky, as sometimesresults from moisture and dust, they will work up across the disk nearits center and occasionally a coin will be forced into the path of thecoin lifting devices beyond the wiper. ln order to prevent any such coinfrom reaching the registering position I have provided the disk with anopening arranged in advance ot each pocket or coin lifting device andhave arranged in the rear of the disk a kicker which is in the form et aspring-pressed linger 30 having its nose arranged to ride normally overthe rear face of: the disk and to be projected forcibly through theopening 29 when the latter is brought in alinement therewith thusdislodging any coin which may extend across the opening. There may, ifdesired, be more than one ot these kickers or springpressed fingers andin the present instance I have provided a second one arranged slightlybeyond the first and arranged to enter the aperture 29 imediately beforethe aperture reaches the registering position of the coin. Thus, it' byany possibility a coin should be forced into the pathr oi' the pocketbeyond the first kicker it will be displaced by the second kicker` thuseliminating any possibility of it entering the registering position.

inasmuch as ay coin ot' any one of the several denominations may belifted by any one of the lifting devices or pockets .l have providedmeans ditliereitially movable by the coins as'they are moved by the diskto actuate the counting mechanism and thus operate the registeringmechanism in accordance with the diameter ot the coin, and, as no twocoins opt di fiel-ent values have the same diameter the registration isalso in acera-dance with the value ot the coins. This diliferentiallymovable mechanism may be et any suitable character but that here shownhas been found to operate satisfactorily in practice. lt comprises adiiferentially inevable member in the form oi a lever 3l pivota lymounted.l an shown at 32, at one side of the vertical plane ot the axisof the disk and having a downwardly curved portion eX- tendingx acrosssaid plane close to the disk. ik. spring I?) tends to resist the outwardmovement oft this lever and holds the same normallvv in a position to beengaged and actuated by the coins. In the present instance the free endofthe lever is connected with one end of the spring 33, the other end olwhich is connected with a fixed part ot the trame. As a coin carried bythe movable member or disk approaches its highest position its edgeengafl s the lower edge or' the dillercntially movable member or lever3l and this member is elevated a distance Corresponding to the diameterot the coin. In the present construction of the machine l have providedmeans for lifting the coin oli' the inner lug Ll and supporting the sameupon a fixed support while it is in engage; ment with the lever El. Thisis accomplished by means ot a pointed linger or support 3l carried by atransversely extending plate or shield 235 and arranged to engage thelower edge oit cach coin so that the latter will be moved upon thesupport by the continued movement ot the liifting device. lt will beunderstood that the coin remains in engage ment with the disk and viththe rear lug 20 throughout its engagement with the diiferentiallymovable lever, its lower edge only being in engagement with the liXed sup port. After the coin has passed the lever it is discharged through asuitable chute 36, one wall ot' the upper portion of which is termed bythe shield 35, into the drawer or coin receptacle S, where the conductormay have access to the same to enable him to have on hand an amplesupply oi' change. Inasmuch as the value ot each coin has beenregistered before it has been deposited in the drawer there is nopossibility ot' the conductor or other collector defrauding the company,either accidentally or intentionally, as he must account for the amountof money shown upon the register.

The register or counting mechanism may be of any suitable character.That 'here shown is oi' an ordinary type and comprises a series ofcounter wheels 37 mounted upon a shaft 3S journaled on a suitablesupporting frame 39. rlhe units wheel is rigidly secured to the shaftand rotates therenvith and the movement of the units wheel istransferred to the successive wheels by means of transfer mechanism ll()oit a well known type. The amount olf the registration is controlled bythe amount of rotation inuliartcd to the sha'lit 3S and l have providedmeans whereby the amount ot this rotation is directly controlled by theamount of movement imparted to the differentially movable member orlever 3l. This result may be secured in various ways but here shown theshaft 38 has a bevel pinion 4l meshing` with a corresponding pinion 42on a shaft 43 which is journaled in suitable bearings fill carried bvthe 'frame of the machine. Mounted upon the shat't lf3 and held againstrotation rela-. tively thereto is a pinion 45 which is so connected withthe lever 3l as to move with the same. In the form here shown the pinionis rigidly secured to the shaft 43 and the shaft itself has verticalmovement with the lever. To this end the pinion is provided with agroei/ed collar 5 into which extends a bifurcated linger or plate l?carried by the lever. rifhe shaft is so connected with the pinion l2that it may have longitudinal movement ela if-fely to that pinion butWill cause the pinion to rotate in unison therewith. rl`his may beaccomplished by providing' the shaft with a longitudinal slot throughwhich the connectingl means for the pinion extends. .ans are alsoprovided for retainingl the differentially movable member or lever 3l inadjusted positions. ln the present instance tlNV free end of the leveris enlarged, as shown at 4S, and provided with teeth adapted to seengaged by a springactuated paal all). rEhe lever forms the selectingdevice for the differential operating` mechanism for the coins and themovement of this lever controls or selects the number of tinits whichwill be added to the counting' mechanism. 'lhe manner in which thedesired movement is imparted to the counter may be varied. but a verysimple 'form of mechanism consists of a. series of toothed members orracks 50 arranged parallel one vfith the other and preferably all earried by a single 'plate il which is mounted on a carriage havin@`reciprocatory mo "ement, as hereinafter described. rlhese several racksare so arranged that when the pinion 45 has been moved into one of itsoperative positions it Will be in a-linement with some one of theseveral racks and the reeiprocation of the racks, as they move with thecarriage7 will canse one of said raclrs to enoage the pinion, rotate thehaft and thus operate the counting; mechanism. ln the present form ofthe device the racks are superposed one above the other and theirarrangement is in accordance vvith the relative diameters of the severalcoins, the value of Which they represent. For instance the ten-toothedraclr` is at the bottom of the series because the dime has the smallestdiangicter of any coin adapted to be handled by the mechanism; the pennycomes second; and the nickel is arranged above the penny. Means areprovided for releasing` the lever and pern'litting the same to be movedinto its normal position as soon as the registration has beenaccomplished. ln the present device the pawl 49 has secured thereto apin 52 which projects through ar slot in the plate on which the paivl ismounted and extends into the path of the plate 51 carrying the toothedmembers or racks. The position of this pin ivith relation to the rack issuch that the raclr will. engage the saine and more the paivl' into its'inoperative position just as the last tooth actualice the pinion. Themovement of the plate carrying` the several toothed members is solimited that it is never moved beyond the pinion .in an operativedirectiona that is, on its outward movement the last tooth or reime@Whichever rack is in operative position remains in engagement with theteeth of the pinion lait moves far enough to actuate the pinion.Prei'iorably the last tooth of each of the several racls comprises asingle tooth and thus this last tooth not only serves to pre vent theoverthrow of the pinion and, conseonently, of the registering mechanism,but .it also foris a guide which remains in engagement with the pinionand prevents deplacement thereof during its downward movement. liihenthe pinion has reached its lower-most position it has passed below thelovverinost rack and ivill not be alfected by the return nuiveinent ofthe racks.

rlhe rack supporting plate 5l. is mounted on a bracket secured to acarriage 5Flivhich, in the present instance7 is a plate l' ive ing itsedges mounted in grooved track members 55. l'leciprocatory movementimparted to this carriage from the handle l5 and in the presentarrangement, this is accomplished by mountinga plate or disk on theshaft and connecting; the saine with the carriage by means of a pitinany5'?. 'lhis form of mechanisn'i is simple in its operation, of a powerfulconstruction and auto- -matically provides a dwell at the end of eachreeiprocation which permits the pinion do to return to its inoperativeposition. The disk 55 has in its lower surface a cam groove 58 intowhich extends a pin 59 rigidly se cured to the slidable bar 2i' Whichcarries the bifurcated plate to actuate the Wiper 23. ln this manner themovement of the disk, the actuating' racks and the Wiper is secured froma single source of power and are properly timed.

rlhe operation of the machine has been fully described in connectionwith the description of the several parts thereof and it Will beapparent that the machine itself is very sir ple both in itsconstii'uction and in its operation; that it contains but a feiv partsand that these parts are so arranged and actuated that there is littlelikelihood of their being,- broken or disarranged: that there is verylittle, if any, probability of the coins becomingv wedged or binding` atany point during their travel through. the meehanism and thusinterfering ivith the opera,- tion of the machine. lt Will be noted thatbecause of the fact that each of the coin lifting' devices is adapted tolift a coin of any one of the denominations which the machine isdesigned to handle and because the differentially movable member whichcontrols the registering mechanism is actuated by these coins while theyare in engagement with the lifting device, thus shortening the path oftravel of the coin and simplifying; the mechanism7 the machine iscapable of handling; coins very rapidly even thongh the movable memberdisk may be actuated at a relatively lovv rate of speed. Furthermore,the arrangement and construction of the several parts is such that evenivlieii the movable member or disk is operated at a very high rate ofspeed the coins ivill be positively handled and their value accuratelyreo'istered.

lll/*bile l have shoivn and described one embodiment oi" my invention itivill be understood that the same has been chosen for the piirpose oit'illustration only and that l do not desire to be limited to the detailsof construction sho-ivn and described, for obvious modifications ivilloccur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as neiv anddesire to secure by Lewers Patent, is

l. In a coni registering mechanism, a register adapted to register coinsof several. dit'- Alierentdenominations, a hopper adapted to hold coinsof the several denominations indiscriininatelv mixed, a movable memberarranged ivithin said liopi'ier and provided with a device to lift thccoins in said hopper' to a discharging' point, said device being adaptedto lift coins of all denominations i'egistrable. means to dislodge fromsaid movable member all coins except that properly located in saiddevice, and a single dif- :teientiallv movable part located in the pathof said device, operatively connected to said register ard adapted tc beengaged sncce` sively by each coin lifted by the said device as it isn'ioved past and moved diliierent distances according to the size of thecoinv and irrespective of the denomination thereof. an d a dischargingpoint for the coins beyond said part.

2. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper arranged to hold coins ofdiiiierent sizes, a rotatable disk mounted in said hopper fing devicesthereon to move coins oit difent sir/ses trom said hopper to adischarging point, means in engagement ivitli said disk to dislodgesurplus ceiiis therefrom to insure proper registration. a. register, anactuating device therefor comprising a differentially movable partarranged to engage each coin en said disk as it is carried past. and adischarging point through which said 'coins are discharged after theirdisengagement from said differentially movable part, saiddischai'giiiepoint being located bevond said differentially movablepart.

ln a coin registering mechanism, a hopper arranged to hold coins ofdifferent si ze an inclined rotatable disk mounted in said hopper Vandhaving pocket;A each adapted to receive coins of different denominationsand to lijt't the saine from said hopper to discharging point, aregister. an actuating i'nechanism 'tor said register havingdiferentiallf, movable part arranged. at the edge of said disk inadvance oli the point at which said coins to be discharged and adaptedto be engaged by the edges of the coins in said pockets and moveddifferent distances according to the denominations of the coins as thelatter are moved past the same by said disk.

In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper arranged. to hold coins oi:di'tl'erent sizes, an inclined rotatable disk mounted in said hopper andhaving pockets each adapted to receive coins of different denominationsand to lift the same from said hopper to a discharging point, means inengagement ivi-th said ldisk to dislodge surplus coins therefrom toinsure proper registration, a register, an actuating device thereforconiprising a, differentially movable part arranged at one side of saiddisk to engage the edges of the coins in said pockets and move differentdistances according to the denominations of the coins as the latter aremoved past the same by said disk.

5. ln a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising a movable memberlia-.'- ing a lng arranged near one edge thereof, a sec-find, lngarranged at one side and slightly in advance of the tirst-n'ientionedlug. said lugs cooperating to forni a pocket, said hopper also having a{iange arranged along the et ge ol" said movable member and cooperatingWith said lugs to retain a coin in engagement thereii'itli, a. registe,a mechanism actuated by said coin while it is in engagement with one oi'said lugs for controlling the operation of said register, and a fixedmember to more said coin out of engagement with the other of said lugsand support the same ivhile it is in operative engagement ivith saidoperating mechanism.

G. In a coin lifting device, a hopper adapted to hold coins of severaldenominations indiscriniiiiately niXed, said hopper compris ig :ininclined rotatable disk having a device adapted to lilt coins of alldenominati-fins from said hopper, a flange arranged about the peripheryoit said disk. aid deif'ice comprising a pair of lugs proecting upwardlyfrom the siiri'ace of said dislr, one oi si id lugs being arranged nearthe periphery of s; id disk and the other of said lugs being arranged inadvance of the first-mentioned lug and iniiaidly thereof, said lugscooperatingr one .vith the other and with the flange to support a. coinon said disk ivhen the latter is rotated, the inner lng being ot aheight no greater than the thickness of 'the thinnest coin to be han`died, ivheii'eby surplus coins can tall back into the hopper.

'7. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclinedrotary disk, and ivall diverging from and coperating ivitli said disk,said Wall having a, yieldin portion arranged adjacent to the loiver cogeof sa d disk.

8. In a coin registering mechanism, a

hopper comprising a movable men'iber to move coins of dillerent sizes'from said hopper to a. discharging point, a register7 actuatingmechanism for said register having an operable part arranged in the pathot the coins carried by said movable member and in advance of the pointat which said coins are discharged, a selective device, an (merativeconnection between. said selective device and the perable part ot' saidactuating mechanism to cause said selective device to be moved intodiliierent positions by the coins as they are moved past said operablepart of said act ating mechanisn and a plurality oi" other devicesarranged to copeirote7 respectively7 with the selective device .vhen itin different positions-to cause said register to be actuated inaccordance with the value of each coin.

9. ln a coin registering mechanism, a. hopper comprising; a movablemember to more coins of dil'i'erent sizes from said hopper to adischarging point,` aregister, actuating; mechanism for said registerhaving an operable part arranged in the path et' the coins carried bysaid movable member :md in. advance oit the point at which said coinsare discharged, a pinion connected with. said and capable oll axialmovl-:ment into diferent positions? an oi'ierative 'connection betweensaid pinion and the movable part of said actuating` mechanism to ca sesaid pinion to be moved into di'l'lerent posi lons by coins olfdi'li'erent sizes as those coins are moved past said movable part of'said actuating,` mechanism, a plurality olf racks o'll diilferentlengths arranged te cooperate, resiiectively, with said pinion when itis in different positions to cause said register to be actuated inaccordance with the value of each coin.

l0. ln a coin registering` mechanism7 a hei'iper comprising' a movablemember to more coi s ol: dilif'erent sizes from said hopper to adischarging point, a register, actuating mechanism iior said registerhaving; an operable part arranged in the path oli the coi carried bysaid mova le member and in advance oli' the point at which said coinsare discharged, a pinion connected with said register and capable ofaxial movement into different positions an onerativo connection between.said pinion. the movable part of said actuating' n to cause said pinionto be moved into di oercnt positions by coins of different .si :s asthose coins a moved past said movoili said ing mechanism, a v of racksoil? dii! )ent lengths arcctively, vwith said i eti ia t pinion when. itis in c. ferent positionsl to c 'esiste-r b actuated in accorda value ofeach coin, and means lor imparting reciprocatcrv movement to said racks.

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ll. ln a coin registering mechanism, :L hopper comprising an inclinedrotatable disl-z having pockets each capable oit lifting; coins ofdiiierent sizes from said hopper and moving the same to a dischargingpoint7 a register, a pinion operativelv connected. 'with said registerand capable of vial movement, a plurality of racks of diferent lengths,means for imparting movement to said racks, a movable device arranged inthe path oli the edges oli the coins carried by said inclined disk inadvance ot' the point at which said coins are to b discharged7 and auoperative connection between said pinion and said movable deviceiwhereby said pinion will be moved diiierent distances by coins ofdifferent sizes.

l2. ln a coin registering` mechanisin` :i hopper comprising' an inclinedrotatable disk having` pockets each capable oit lifting coins ofdifferent sizes from said hopper and moving the same to a dischargingpoint, a register7 a pinion operatively connected with said register andcapable of axial movementT a plurality of racks oit different lengths,means for imparting moven'lent 'to said racks7 a lever pivotally mountedon an axis substantially parallel With the axis ol rotation of said diskand having;l one edge arranged in the path ol the coins carried by saidinclined disk, a spring tending to hold said lever in position to beengaged by said coins, and a connection between said lever and saidpinion whereby coins of different sizes Will move said pinion intooperative relation With dill/lere ones of said racks.

13. ln a coin registering mechanism; a hopper comprising a movabledevice to move coins of diilerent diameters thereilrom7 a registery areciprocatory support, pluralitv ol racks of diierent length carried bysaid support, a pinion operatively connected with said register, and adevice actuated by the coins to move said pinion into operative relationwith racksof different length according' to the diameters of the coins.

lil. ln a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising a movablemember 'to move coins of different dian'icters therefrom,

a register, selective actuating` mechanism for A said registerccmprising;` a, movable part arranged to be engaged by the edges olI thecoins as they aremoved by said movable membei', and a lined partarranged to engage the coins simultaneously with their engagement L overeach of said coin moving devices as said device,4 .pproach saidregistering means. f

In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising a rotary diskhaving devices to move coins from said hopper, a register, and meanscontrolled by said coins actuating said register, a wiper, and means tocause said wiper to move over each of said coin moving devices as saidldevices approach said registering means, and a spring-ln d piungercarried by that part oi aid i r which passes over said devices. In acoin registering mechanism, a gi ter, means controlled by the coins foractuating said register, a movable member having devices for moving thecoins to registering position, each of said devices being adapted tosupport a single coin, and a device movable across the path ot saidcoinmoving devices in advance ol said register actuating means.

In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlledl by thecoins for actuating said register, a movable member having a series ofcoin moving devices to move coins into registering position, a membermovably mounted adjacent to said movable member, and means for movingsaid member across the path of said coin-moving devices and into closeproximity with said movable member in the rear oi each coin-moving'device and to withdraw said member in advance of the followingcoinmoving device.

S6. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by thecoins for actuating said register, a movable member having a series ofcoin moving devices to move coins into registering position, an armpivotally mounted near the edge ot said movable member, and means foractuating said arm to cause it to be quickly moved across the path ofsaid coin lifting devices and in close proximity to said movable memberimmediately in the rear oil eac-h coin moving device and to be slowlywithdrawn i from said path in advance of the following coin-movingdevice.

37. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by thecoins for acturfiting said register, a movable member having a series ofcoin moving devices to move coins into registering position, an armpivotally mounted near the edge of said movable member, and means foractuating said arm to cause it to be moved into a position extendingacross the path of said coinanoving devices and in close proximity tothe face of said movable member to cause said arm to remain for aninterval in such position and to withdraw said arm in advance ot thefollowing coin-moving device.

88. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by thecoins for actuating said register, a movable member having a series ofcoin moving devices to move coins into registering position, an armpivotally mounted near the edge of said movable member, means foractuating said arm to move it across the path or' said coinmovingdevices immediately in the rear of each of said devices, and a partcarried by said arm and adapted to move across each coin lifting eeviceas said arm moves in the rear thereof.

39. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by thecoins for actuating said register, a movable member having devices formoving coins to registering position, said movable member having anopening arranged in front of each or' said devices, and a plurality ofspringpressed members supported in the rear of said movable member andadapted to successively enter the openings in said movable member' asthe latter advances the respective coin moving devices towardregistering position.

40. In acoin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by thecoins for actuating said register, a rotary disk having a series ofpockets for moving the coins into registering position, said disk havingan opening in advance of each of said pockets, and a plurality ofspring-pressed fingers arranged in the rear of said disk, spaced apartand adapted to successively enter each of said openings as they approachthe registering position.

41. In a coin registering mechanism, a coin receptacle having means tomove coins therefrom, a register, a coin-controlled device for actuatingsaid register, said device comprising a movable member, a detent toretain said movable member in an adjusted position during the actuationof said register, and means to retain said detent in an inoperativeposition during the movement of said movable member to its normalposition.

42. In a coin registering mechanism, a coin receptacle having means tomove coins therefrom, a register, a coin-controlled device for actuatingsaid register, said device comprising a lever movable into diii'erentpositions, a detent arranged to engage said lever and hold the same inan adjusted position, and means for disengaging said detent at the endof the registering operation and holding the same in its disengagedposition until said lever has returned to its normal position.

i-3. In a coin registeringmechanism, a register adapted to registercoins of several diiferent denominations, a hopper adapted to hold coinsof the severa criminately mixed, a movable member arranged within saidhopper and provided with a device to lift the coins in said hopperdenominations indisto a discharging point, said device being adapted tolift coins of all denominations registrable, means to dislodge from saidmovable member all coins except that properly located in said device,and a single differentially movable part located in the path of saiddevice, operatively connected to said register and adapted to be engagedsuccessively by each coin lifted by the said device as it is moved pastand moved different distances indirectly proportional to thedenomination of said coin so registered7 whereby nait/,lee

coins of high denomination and small size are registered with equalfacility along with coins of low denomination and large size, and adischarging point for coins beyond said part.

ln testimony whereof, l affix my signature in presence of tivoWitnesses.

FRANK B. KENNEDY.

"Witnesses F. W'. SCHAEFER, EDWARD L. REED.

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